Definition of Praetexta. Meaning of Praetexta. Synonyms of Praetexta

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Definition of Praetexta

Praetexta
Praetexta Pr[ae]*tex"ta, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E. Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.

Meaning of Praetexta from wikipedia

- The praetexta or fabula praetexta was a genre of Latin tragedy introduced at Rome by Gnaeus Naevius in the third century BC. It dealt with historical...
- puberty and legal "coming of age", at around 15 years of age or more. Toga praetexta: a white toga with a broad purple stripe on its border, worn over a tunic...
- Amoria praetexta, common name the pretext volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. The length...
- Panegyra praetexta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nigeria. The wingspan is about 18.5 mm. The species name refers to the...
- tragedy to Roman national figures or incidents, named after the Toga praetexta worn by high officials. Of his writings there survive only fragments of...
- Ceromitia praetexta is a species of moth of the family Adelidae. It is known from South Africa. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ceromitia praetexta. Wikispecies...
- Lemyra praetexta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Karel Černý in 2011. It is found on the Philippines, where it has been recorded...
- of moth in the family Gelechiidae containing the single species Darlia praetexta. It was described by J. F. Gates Clarke in 1950. It is only found in Argentina...
- The drapery became more intricate and structured over time. The toga praetexta, with a purple or purplish-red stripe representing inviolability, was...
- Binomial name Ormetica sypilus (Cramer, [1777]) Synonyms Sphinx sypilus Cramer, [1777] Automolis saturata Walker, 1856 Eucyrta praetexta Felder, 1874...